#sm

I will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer. ↗

You know, in high school I thought Catholicism was funny and sort of ridiculous, but then I also liked it, too. Like, I definitely turned to it in times of trouble. ↗

— Julia Sweeney

#catholicism #definitely #funny #high #high school

The openness of rural Nebraska certainly influenced me. That openness, in a way, fosters the imagination. But growing up, Lincoln wasn't a small town. It was a college town. It had record stores and was a liberal place. ↗

— Matthew Sweet

#college #fosters #growing #growing up #had

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#catch #cobwebs #flies #laws #like

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment. ↗

— William Howard Taft

#enthusiasm #judgment #sometimes

Playing the role of Christ was like being in a prison. It was the hardest part I've ever had to play in my life. I couldn't smoke or drink in public. I couldn't. ↗

— Max von Sydow

#christ #drink #ever #had #hardest

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#easier #imperfection #served #small #tolerate

You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#entire #find #least #lurking #objects

Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls. ↗

— Ice T

#country #falls #los #los angeles #microcosm

You know, I'm worried about Szymborska. I wish she would stop smoking. ↗